Pieter Kuijpers Movies
A desperate criminal's delusions send him on a deadly chase in this Dutch thriller. Johan (Theo Maassen) is serving time for murder and sexual assault, but is convinced that he would go free if his mother would appeal to the parole board on his behalf. However, another hearing comes and goes without Johan being released, so he breaks out of prison and sets out to find his mom. Johan kills his grandmother when she refuses to tell him where mother can be found, and on the run from authorities he takes a hostage, a pretty teenage girl named Tessa (Lisa Smit). Despite her initial fears, Tessa begins to feel sympathetic towards Johan, but when a meeting with his mother takes a turn for the worse, Tessa is shocked into awareness of how dangerous her situation really is. TBS (aka Nothing To Lose) was screened in competition at the 2008 Rotterdam Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Theo Maassen, Lisa Smit, (more)
- 2008
A convicted mass murders breaks free from the penitentiary, takes a young girl hostage, and sets out on a desperate quest to prove his innocence in this white-knuckle thriller from director Pieter Kuijpers. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Inspired by an actual series of disturbing events that shocked the city of Amsterdam, Nothing to Lose director Pieter Kiujers' paranoid psychological thriller follows the disturbing journey of an ageing bus driver who becomes convinced that he's uncovered a major conspiracy. Upon losing both his job as a bus driver and his wife of thirty years, a fifty-nine year old bus driver bursts into Rembrandt Tower and takes a security guard hostage. His sole demand is to speak with the managing director of Philips, a company that once rented space in the towering office building. He's convinced that secret codes are being transmitted via widescreen television, and that an unsuspecting public is being secretly brainwashed. Later, key events from the assailant's past reveal that he may not be as delusional as he first appeared. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jeroen Krabbé, Jan Decleir, (more)
Pieter Kuijpers' psychological thriller Van God Los (Godforsaken) concerns a 17 year old named Stan. Stan is unhappy about his life with his distant but rich stepfather. Stan befriends Maikel, a dangerous criminal, and Maikel's alluring girlfriend, Anna. The two take Stan on a crime spree that grows more and more brutal. The story is based on actual events about one of the most infamous criminals in the history of Holland. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Egbert-Jan Weeber, Tygo Gernandt, (more)
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